Camping around the US: A list of disboard members favorite campgrounds in the US!

As evidenced in previous posts there are plenty of people who like the quiet and solitude of local, state or national park campgrounds. Then there are the folks who like to go to RV resorts where there's plenty of activity for the whole family. While we do have our favorite local campground that is quite rustic and quiet, although plenty for the kids to do, we do on occasion still like to go to the big RV resorts. Our favorites are Cherrystone Family Camping Resort in Cheriton, Virginia and Walt Disney World's Fort Wilderness Resort.


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Jessica527 said:
This is beautiful! Do a lot of the state parks have electric hookups in MI?

I need to get to MI, those pictures are amazing on the website!
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I think all state parks have electric hookups, at the very least. Some have water hook ups as well, if not there are water faucets located in several different places throughout the campgrounds. I'm not sure if any have sewer hookups but they do have dump stations. Now state forest campgrounds are rustic, no electric, and no water hookups, just water faucets probably near the vault type toilets. Regular state parks have very nice bathrooms, and individual showers. Usually the campsites are quite large too, and we love the ones that have trees/bushes separating the sites.

Yes, you do need to get to Michigan! :) It's a very beautiful area with lots to see and do, and several waterfalls besides Tahquamenon, and lighthouses as well. The upper falls are pretty majestic, and beautiful. The lower falls has an island and you can rent a rowboat (last time we went I think it was $2) to go over to the island and walk around it, really nice. There is also a trail connecting the upper and lower falls and we walked that once, it was fun.

We finally went in the winter a few years ago and it was awesome to see the falls frozen over. There were few people, and it was lightly snowing when we were there, so pretty and so different from summer. Autumn is a great time to go, less busy (kids back in school) and the colors are amazing. :)

The Rivermouth campground has two campgrounds, one is modern with electric and water, bathrooms with showers, etc. and the other side is the rustic side with no electric, water faucets here and there, and vault toilets. But you can walk over to the modern campground and take showers. It is just so beautiful and peaceful right on the river so we prefer the rustic side.
 


Thank you to everyone that has given their favorite campgrounds! Keep them coming :)

MIGrandma said:
I think all state parks have electric hookups, at the very least. Some have water hook ups as well, if not there are water faucets located in several different places throughout the campgrounds. I'm not sure if any have sewer hookups but they do have dump stations. Now state forest campgrounds are rustic, no electric, and no water hookups, just water faucets probably near the vault type toilets. Regular state parks have very nice bathrooms, and individual showers. Usually the campsites are quite large too, and we love the ones that have trees/bushes separating the sites.

Yes, you do need to get to Michigan! :) It's a very beautiful area with lots to see and do, and several waterfalls besides Tahquamenon, and lighthouses as well. The upper falls are pretty majestic, and beautiful. The lower falls has an island and you can rent a rowboat (last time we went I think it was $2) to go over to the island and walk around it, really nice. There is also a trail connecting the upper and lower falls and we walked that once, it was fun.

We finally went in the winter a few years ago and it was awesome to see the falls frozen over. There were few people, and it was lightly snowing when we were there, so pretty and so different from summer. Autumn is a great time to go, less busy (kids back in school) and the colors are amazing. :)

The Rivermouth campground has two campgrounds, one is modern with electric and water, bathrooms with showers, etc. and the other side is the rustic side with no electric, water faucets here and there, and vault toilets. But you can walk over to the modern campground and take showers. It is just so beautiful and peaceful right on the river so we prefer the rustic side.
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I would love to go, it will have to be a trip for next year for us most likely. It is a 9 hour drive from our house to Detroit, so sounds like a week trip to me. I will take into account all your suggestions!!
 
I few more great places to visit/camp:

Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, Indiana

Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Indiana

I grew up in Indiana and a lot of my Michigan-native friends talk about how much better a lot of the Indiana State parks are because Michigan parks are so often centered on mainly boating, fishing, and swimming. Indiana parks, often lacking the water resources of Michigan, tend to be set aside due to their visual and geologic uniqueness.

Also, here's another Midwest favorite:

Natural Bridge State Park, Slade, Kentucky. It's also smack in the middle of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
 


Georgia has wonderful state parks. You can't go wrong with any of them. But our favorite park, hands down, is a private park in the Chattahoochee National Forest between Blairsville and Young Harris(close to western NC.)
Trackrock Campground & Stables: Surrounded by national forest, this CG is quiet and peaceful. There are many things to do in the area. On site, there are 2 nice playgrounds, a lake, a pavilion, a nice gathering spot called the Talking House where you can watch tv, play pool or video games, read books from there lending library or just sit on the porch eating ice cream. Trackrock is very woodsy, has full hookups and clean, modern bathhouses.

I can't believe nobody has recommended Topsail Hill State Preserve Park east of Destin, Florida. It was formerly an RV resort, so it has full hookups and paved parking pads. They have put in a big tent section in the last couple years. While there is no camping on the beach, you can ride a tram 0.7 mile down there or you can ride your bikes(no cars allowed.) The beach is pristine and uncrowded. It is also a major nesting site for sea turtles, so you will probably see some areas of the beach roped off. You aren't allowed to be on the beach after sunset so as to not disturb turtles that may potentially be on the beach. There are some good trails that go into the coastal scrub and it is possible to see some wildlife in the early mornings or late evenings, if you're lucky.

And then there is Yellowstone National Park, just about any campground within the park. You can get anything from full hookups to primitive camping. Probably the best vacation we ever had.
 
This is great! We had a pop-up for the past 3 years and just upgraded to a travel trailer this year so we have spent most of our summers camping along the East Coast. Here are a couple of my favorites:

Holiday Trav-L-Park in VA Beach: http://www.campingvb.com/

Very clean, great staff and close to the beach with either parking close by or you could take the shuttle that runs there.

Yogi Bear Jellystone, Maryland: http://www.jellystonemaryland.com/

Lots of fun activities, great pool and nice sites.

Outer Banks, NC: Camp Hatteras, http://www.camphatteras.com/

Right on the beach, very quiet and nice amenities.

As you can see we are more of the RV resort type people since we have young kids who like to be entertained.

Can't wait to hear of other's favorites as well.
 
I am surprised there isn't a Colorado section...then again, just about anywhere in Colorado is a good camping spot.
 
DznyRulz said:
As evidenced in previous posts there are plenty of people who like the quiet and solitude of local, state or national park campgrounds. Then there are the folks who like to go to RV resorts where there's plenty of activity for the whole family. While we do have our favorite local campground that is quite rustic and quiet, although plenty for the kids to do, we do on occasion still like to go to the big RV resorts. Our favorites are Cherrystone Family Camping Resort in Cheriton, Virginia and Walt Disney World's Fort Wilderness Resort.


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We have only been to Cherrystone once due to distance, but we loved it! On top of the campground having alot to do, it is such a beautiful area there. When we travel south to camp again we will definitely be going back.

We have our favorite semi-local campground in The Catskills. Its a nice quiet laid back campground
http://www.ripvanwinklecampgrounds.com/

Our favorite RV resort campground is this one in The Adirondacks.
http://www.lakegeorgeescape.com/things-to-do/on-site-activities/
 
There's a campground in Grand Lake, Colorado, that we used to go to when I was a kid. Loved it. Dont' know if it's still there, I haven't been in CO since 2001. :( (I want to call it Elk Creek, but I'm not sure if that's correct.)


St. George, UT. Excellent views; make sure to take shade with you, because there isn't any where we were! We were at either St. George or Sand Hollow, I believe--went in 2005-06.


Ruby Mountain, outside of Spring Valley, NV (right down from Elko). Beautiful views. Last time we were there (1999-2000), there was a huge fire on the other side of the mountain, and it totally freaked us out. Thomas Canyon or South Ruby, if I remember correctly.
 
Nashville KOA
Nashville Tennessee

http://koa.com/campgrounds/nashville/

Completely rebuilt after the floods. To give you an idea of how much people loved this place, former and regular guests came to Nashville from all over to help rebuild the site. The pool is nice, the staff was wonderful. Laundry was inside the building so you could play games, watch TV, etc while doing wash.
There is also a JellyStone campground next door that looked really nice too.

ETA: this KOA is on a main road but at the end so noise wasn't an issue. But places were close by and easy to get to.

Gettysburg KOA
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

http://koa.com/campgrounds/gettysburg/

Nice wooded sites. A little hard to navigate the RV into our space at night.
The pool was big but in the shade so I'm not sure how warm the water is.
Laundry facilities and activities were a little run down but not terrible.

No taxi service in Gettysburg, but there is an enterprise Rent-a-car near by.


Deleware Water Gap KOA
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

http://koa.com/campgrounds/delaware-water-gap/


Wonderful Wonderful place!!! The staff was great (except for one person, she was mean). (Bill is the best though)
Lovely playground, nice open grass area to toss the football, big room for breakfast and they played movies at night, really nice mini golf area.
We were there Labor Day weekend so they had a lot planned for the kids. Scavenger hunt, ice cream party, pony rides, wagon rides, etc.
They also offer a drive by pump out service, for a small fee.

Spaces were nice although some spots are tight for longer rigs. One guy clipped his 5th-wheel on a tree because the guy in the next space was hanging out to far.


KOA Niagara Falls
Grand Island New York
http://koa.com/campgrounds/niagara-falls-new-york/

Great facility, huge! They had a pool with a water slide, giant rec room, nice store, lots of open spaces and loops for riding bikes, a playground, 2 fishing ponds and a big bounce pillow.
Laundry facility was nice, with an arcade room next to it.
They also had Niagara Falls tours come by and pick you up for tours. You could do The USA side, the Canada side, or both.
 
When we were stationed at Columbus AFB we went over to Oak Mountain State Park near Birmingham. We tent camped and took a canoe. It was so much fun! They have beautiful hiking trails and even a waterfall (which was hard for us to get to with a 4 year old :) but beautiful once we got there) We took a day trip up over to the Birmingham Zoo. Very fun!!

www.alapark.com/oakmountain/
 
Texas

Palo Duro Canyon State Park
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/palo-duro-canyon/

New Mexico

Hyde Memorial State park
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/Hyde.htm

Fenton Lake State park
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/Fenton.htm

El Vado Lake State park
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/elvado.htm


Colorado

Rocky Mountain National park
http://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm

Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
http://www.nps.gov/blca/index.htm

Mesa Verde NP
http://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm


Wyoming
Yellowstone NP
http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
 
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